MYOCLONUS


Meaning of MYOCLONUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌmī-ˈä-klə-nəs ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1883

: irregular involuntary contraction of a muscle usually resulting from functional disorder of controlling motor neurons ; also : a condition characterized by myoclonus

• myo·clon·ic ˌmī-ə-ˈklä-nik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.